ACHE annual dinner set for Tuesday, November 14

09/19/2017

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will host its Annual Membership Dinner on Tuesday, November 14 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel. Dr. Rulon Stacey will serve as the keynote speaker. Dr. Stacey is a managing director in the healthcare practice at Navigant. He is a former chair of the board of directors of the ACHE … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to discuss “Growing Little Minds” on Friday

09/19/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love will discuss the “Growing Little Minds” campaign during the First3Years Annual Meeting and Conference this Friday, September 22 at the Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with Love’s presentation beginning at 11:00 a.m. “Growing Little Minds” was an infant brain development campaign that … Read More

Capacity audience turns out for Dr. Thomas Royer presentation

09/15/2017

A capacity audience of 80-plus attendees found out today what the health care future holds during the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Vestagen educational event “The Acute Care Hospital of the Future: A Dangerous Place” at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. The complimentary “Lunch & Learn” was highlighted by speaker Dr. Thomas Royer, former president/CEO of CHRISTUS Health … Read More

DFWHC and Abilene Christian University to co-host Oct. 11 webinar

09/13/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Abilene Christian University will co-host the educational webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” on Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Abilene Christian University (ACU) came aboard as a DFWHC Associate Member in 2017, offering a 10 percent discount to DFWHC members to online healthcare graduate programs operating out of the local … Read More

Tickets/tables now available to DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon

09/11/2017

Tickets and tables of 10 are now available to the DFW Hospital Council’s 69th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 31 at the Arlington Convention Center. The official invitation and registration form can be found here. You can also register online here. Prime sponsorships are still available. This is a great opportunity to get your company’s name before the 800-plus attendees … Read More

Local hospitals participating in Hurricane Harvey relief

09/08/2017

The rains may have stopped (for the time being), but hospital relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey have continued throughout the week in North Texas. While the number of evacuees has not reached the overwhelming totals from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when an estimated 26,000 people arrived in Dallas, the storm has kept the region’s hospitals on alert. Medical … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to speak at Oak Cliff Chamber Legislative Summit

09/08/2017

The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Legislative Summit on Thursday, September 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Hitt Auditorium on the campus of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The Summit will be highlighted by an “Update on State & Federal Legislation Affecting Business” with speakers Senator Royce West, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins … Read More

UTD to host Oct. 4 seminar on rising costs of healthcare

09/07/2017

The University of Texas Dallas will host the seminar “How Employers are Responding to the Rising Costs of Healthcare” on Wednesday, October 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management Davidson Auditorium in Richardson. Guest panelists will include Mark Haerr, administrative vice president of operations and compliance at Dallas Area Rapid Transit … Read More

Speaker announced for Sept. 20 final DFWHC/Hall Render event

09/06/2017

Robert Hicks, an attorney with Hall Render whose area of expertise is health law involving post-acute and long-term care providers, was announced today as the speaker of the September 20 educational event “Timeshare Arrangements for Visiting Physicians” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving (please note the new location). The complimentary session is the … Read More

DFWHC, the Foundation and GroupOne team together for Hurricane Harvey donation

09/01/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC), the DFWHC Foundation and GroupOne Background Screening teamed together this week for a donation drive to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey in southeast and central Texas. In all, more than 1,820 items were collected and will be donated to Trusted World this afternoon. Trusted World’s mission is to be committed to providing the best … Read More